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Stephen Kinnock

Labour MP for Aberafan Maesteg, since 7 May 2015

Secretary of State for Wales

Stephen Kinnock is the Labour MP for Aberafan Maesteg, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Wales.

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Scorecard

81.0% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
466 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
109 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
4 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more
682 Debates spoken in 873 written questions tabled

Ranked 158 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part Aye 344–181
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part Aye 324–180
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No 167–350
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities No 105–332
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Jury trials No 182–290
17 Dec 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading Aye 312–165
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading Aye 341–195
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) No 118–340
15 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H No vote 311–96
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer No 90–297
10 Dec 2025 Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal work Aye 320–98
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Seasonal work No 98–325
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Second Reading Aye 329–173
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment No 170–332
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion No vote 100–100
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 Aye 327–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H Aye 326–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B Aye 395–98
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120 Aye 300–96
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B Aye 327–96
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 No vote 154–303
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16 No vote 143–304
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 No vote 77–298
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 No vote 87–299
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty Aye 357–174

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

4. Visits outside the UK

£12,873

Name of donor: Palo Alto Network
Address of donor: 3000 Tannery Way, Santa Clara, California 95054
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel room for me and my wife (£4473.00 approximately), food (£906.00 approximately), flights (£6395.02 inc. immigration and customs fee) and airport transfers (£1099.50 - return journey was shared with my wife), value £12,873.52
Destination of visit: United States (Napa Valley, California)
Dates of visit: 13 August 2025 to 17 August 2025
Purpose of visit: Palo Alto Networks covered the costs for me to accompany my wife on a team-building trip to Napa Valley, organised for board members and their spouses/partners.
(Registered 20 August 2025; updated 28 August 2025)

On the register since 23 Oct 2025

5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK

Name of donor: Solix ApS
Address of donor: Gothersgade 49 Copenhagen K 2. 1123 Denmark
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: My wife is on the Board of companies that are owned by Solix Group, and I accompanied her to this England vs Wales rugby match. The cost of tickets, food and hospitality were covered by Solix Group (Cost per person - £1,438.80), value £2,877.60
Date received: 7 February 2026
Date accepted: 7 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 35480269
(Registered 9 February 2026)

On the register since 8 Apr 2026

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (house)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Neath Port Talbot
Interest held: from 15 June 2016
(Registered 27 January 2017)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Bryn and Cwmavon Events, a charity set up to develop the needs of the community, supported by the local authority and partners to create a stronger, independent community.
Date interest arose: 1 January 2018
(Registered 4 October 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

682 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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